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Rated Zoloft (Sertraline) for Depression Report

I waa giving zoloft as an anti-depressent. For me zoloft did not help with my depression at all. It made me lose weight and energy. While taking zoloft I had gone a few days without even realizing I was eating. After about a week i ended up fainting and rushed to the hospital. The doctor told me The medicine seemed to tricked my mind as to feel numb. When I had gone days without eating it was like i had not even notice. I didn't feel hungry or the need to eat at all.

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4 Stars

Posted 0 months ago (7/19/2015)4

Rated Zoloft (Sertraline) for Social Anxiety Disorder Report

I've been on zoloft for 6 months, and man has it been a roller coaster. It decreased my iron levels, and caused weight loss, but these are things i can manage, as I am now taking iron capsules. The reason I wanted to write this review is because I had experienced something unexpected. I stopped taking this medication for 3 days, because my sleep schedule was really messed up and I never really remembered to take it. I had an episode of panic and had a horrible anxiety feeling in my stomach for a good 2 hours.

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2 Stars

Posted 1 months ago (7/15/2015)2

Rated Zoloft (Sertraline) for Depression Report

I was prescribed 50mg of Sertraline after my depression returned for a second time, I had never taken an anti depressant before so was nervous to take them. Day 1 I took half the tablet (25mg) and had extremely bad side effects. 25mg was taken at 6:30pm, by 9:30pm I had severe vomiting, my heart was racing so fast and I could not get to sleep at all. I also had a bad stomach and diarrhea. I was also sick 10:30 the next morning, and had to call the out of hours surgery because my heart was beating so fast. I did not take another tablet after that. Based on my personal experience, I think you have to be at your last straw (which some people are I understand) to be prepared to handle these side effects. I couldn't have continued my day to day life at all, and have now signed up for counseling. Not everyone will have the same side effects, my friend took Sertraline and only suffered with restlessness and twitching legs. This is just my experience to help anyone who is wondering what to expect when starting them :)

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4 Stars

Posted 1 months ago (7/12/2015)4

Rated Zoloft (Sertraline) for Depression Report

I started taking Zoloft 50mg for anxiety & jaw clenching about a year ago. It was tough at first, as I couldn't eat, sleep & had my first panic attack ever within my first 2 weeks taking it & sweat like a pig at night. My doctor increased my dose to 100mg & I gave it another chance. Although it did not help my jaw clenching at all, we did find that my anxiety was GONE. I must have white knuckled post partum depression for a long time because after taking Zoloft it was clear how depressed, anxiety and unhappy I was. It was a life saver for a while. However, I am currently stopping it because the side effects have become too much for me with a 2 year-old son. I get very, very tired & have to nap by noon or so! At first this was great cause I couldn't nap my whole life do to racing thoughts, I loved it! Also, I have eye pain that started with Zoloft. Although, my doctor refuses to acknowledge its from Zoloft, I 100% saw the pain started from Zoloft. Sometimes it's so bad I cannot drive and nothing helps, not sleep, not meds. I will continue to search for a medicine that works for my life now cause I can plainly see and accept I need it. Last dose was 200mg a day.

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5 Stars

Posted 1 months ago (7/10/2015)5

Rated Zoloft (Sertraline) for Depression Report

Zoloft was a life saver for me. I lost my foot at the age of 40 due to a hospital accident. About 2 weeks after taking it I felt as if the blinders were lifted. I was back to my old self again. After having been on Zoloft for about 2 years, my left ear began to ring. I ignored it at first. I even tried to get off of it by tapering my 100 mg dose. It didn't work. I had to start it again. My body ached all over. I had been without it at all for 10 days when these awful pains started. I hurt all over. I thought I had developed a touch of fibromialgia and that confirmed it for me . The zoloft even though it wasn't diagnosed for that it was helping me. The reason I was tapering the dosage in the first place is that I wanted the ringing in my ear to stop. I am going to have to tolerate that right now. I can't stand having the muscular pain all over my body. I am very active. I just wish I knew how to get rid of the ringing in my ear.

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1 Stars

Posted 1 months ago (7/8/2015)1

Rated Zoloft (Sertraline) for Depression Report

I have been taking Zoloft for 3 years now, 100mg, and it is absolutely horrible, I had to stop taking it a week ago. I have given up on it. When I first started it, it would make me black out and I would be completely unaware of what I was doing, that stopped after a while, it has always given me headaches, makes me nauseous, makes it very hard for me to fall asleep, when I do sleep I wake up multiple times throughout the night and am constantly having nightmares, even if I did sleep the whole night I would be extremely tired during the day and it made me very angry and irritable, towards the last 3 months of me taking it, it had worsened my depression and that's when I decided that I had to stop taking it.

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5 Stars

Posted 1 months ago (7/5/2015)5

Rated Zoloft (Sertraline) for Depression Report

Been taking Zoloft since 1995.. Same dose and amount 100mg 2 a day.. . I knew it was working about 2 weeks after i started to take it.. I felt better and that sense of dread was lifting (at that time)... I was happier and was able to live life with more of a smile.. I continued to take it as it worked and i did not want to change anything about it.. or go off of it.. I would def recommend this to anyone with depression or anxiety that won't let up.. It helped.. Just give it time..

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2 Stars

Posted 1 months ago (7/3/2015)2

Rated Zoloft (Sertraline) for Depression Report

I came off of Paxil to start Zoloft felt very bad during just started taking Zoloft 50mg much nausea and headache since started taking it for 2 weeks now, plus feeling very irritable and having disturbed sleep, feeling more hungry too.

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3 Stars

Posted 1 months ago (7/3/2015)3

Rated Zoloft (Sertraline) for Depression Report

I was hospitalized and sent to rehabilitation. While there, they put me on 100 mg of sertraline. Take once a day, in the morning, so it was extremely easy to take. At first my symptoms worsened quickly, and I'd become dizzy and nauseated. But I've been on this dosage for a few months now and it happens much less often. Although I haven't noticed much change in my depression. Unfortunately.

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2 Stars

Posted 1 months ago (7/2/2015)2

Rated Zoloft (Sertraline) for Panic disorder / agoraphobia Report

I been taking Zoloft for 5 years and I can say it was the best and worst moments of my life. At first I was put at 25mg of Zoloft it was great because I wouldnt get really bad panic attacks. Until I entered the 7th grade I started getting really bad panic attacks so I was raised to 50mg after only a couple months I was dropped again to 25mg then was taken off Zoloft. When I was in 8th grade I didnt take Zoloft because out of nowhere my panic attacks were gone. But midway through 9th grade I started having really bad panic attacks to the point where I would get out of hand. I was put on 50mg of Zoloft but it didnt work so I was put On Xanax 100mg that only made more problems so much worse. I was taken off Xanax and put on Zoloft 75mg for 2 weeks which was a living hell. They raised it to 100mg and I still have really bad panic attacks. At only age 16 I completely feel that Zoloft has changed my life in a bad way. Dont take it unless you know what can come from it.

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